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One official in the Justice Department wasn't quite so sure. “In legal terms, this doesn't look like further evidence of obstruction of justice," the official told The Daily Beast, adding: "It does look like further evidence of consciousness of guilt.”This is important. This is a legal term to indicate that the defendant was knowledgable of a crime afoot and performed actions in a manner that does not comport with those of an innocent person. For example, the fact that a person pulled over took off as soon as the officer asked him whether he had any pot in the car can be entered into evidence by a prosecutor as consciousness of guilt.